Praise for The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration is a timeless statement of inherent rights, the proper purposes of government, and the limits on political authority.

Just a nice quote.  I like it.

There's more.  I like this bit, too:

Working from the principle of equality, the American Founders asserted that men could govern themselves according to common beliefs and the rule of law. Throughout history, political power was—and still is—often held by the strongest. But if all are equal and have the same rights, then no one is fit by nature to rule or to be ruled.

As Thomas Jefferson put it, "[T]he mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately, by the grace of God." The only source of the legitimate powers of government is the consent of the governed. This is the cornerstone principle of American government, society, and independence.

America's principles establish religious liberty as a fundamental right. It is in our nature to pursue our convictions of faith. Government must not establish an official religion, just as it must guarantee the free exercise of religion. Indeed, popular government requires a flourishing of religious faith. If a free people are to govern themselves politically, they must first govern themselves morally.

As I've said before. I'm not a terribly religious guy. But I recognize its importance and I reject the idea that non-establishment means the suppression of its expression -- especially because the non-establishment clause is expressly thus balanced by the free exercise clause.